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John Hancock appoints a captain in the Continental Army in 1776

John Hancock Military Appointment as President of the
Continental Congress Signed in 1776. Partly printed document,
11.5" x 8.5", n.p., August 26, 1776. Countersigned by Charles
Thomson, Jr., appointing "Samuel Phillips junior.
Gentleman... to be Captain of the Sixth Company in the First
Regiment of the Brigade raised by the state of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations, which hath been taken into Continental Pay,
and is now Part of the Army of the United Colonies..." Docket
on the verso, with an added notation that reads: "Preserve these
commissions." Document has been silked on verso, with
additional reinforcement to the folds. Tightly trimmed at top, just
touching the top line of text: "In Congress".

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